Short Forms (Formas cortas) En ingls, el uso de las formas cortas es muy comn, en particular se utilizan en el lenguaje coloquial

y en situaciones informales. Los verbos en el presente que tienen formas cortas son "to be" (ser/estar) y "to have"/"have got" (tener). "To do" (forma auxiliar) tiene una forma corta, pero slo en el negativo. 1. To be Afirmativo I am You are He is She is It is We are They are Ejemplos: Forma corta I'm You're He's She's It's We're They're Negativo I am not You are not He is not She is not It is not We are not Forma corta I'm not You're not/You aren't He's not/He isn't She's not/She isn't It's not/It isn't We're not/We aren't

We have They have Ejemplos:

We've They've

We have not We've not/We haven't They have not They've not/They haven't

I've got a car.(Tengo un coche.) You've got blue eyes. (Tienes ojos azules.) He's got big feet. (Tiene pies grandes.) It's [the cat] not got a home./It hasn't got a home. (No tiene casa.) They've not got children./They haven't got children. (No tienen hijos.) 3. Nota: Para "have got" solemos usar la forma corta en el presente en vez de la forma larga. No usamos la forma corta de "to have" para indicar posesin. Veremos ejemplos del uso de la forma corta de "to have" en la leccin del presente perfecto. Para indicar posesin, no podemos decir: I've car. He's blue eyes. Negativo I do not You do not He does not She does not It does not We do not They do not Ejemplos: I don't know.(No s.) She doesn't like ice cream. (No le gusta el helado.) It doesn't snow here. (No nieva aqu.) We don't have children.(No tenemos hijos.) Forma corta I don't You don't He doesn't She doesn't It doesn't We don't They don't

They are not They're not/They aren't

4. To do

I'm happy. (Estoy contento.) You're tall. (Eres alto.) She's pretty. (Es guapa.) It's 10:00. (Son las 10h.) He's not here./He isn't here. (No est aqui.) They're not Spanish./They aren't Spanish. (No son espaoles.) 2. To have/have got Forma Afirmativo Negativo Forma corta corta I have You have He has She has It has I've You've He's She's It's I have not I've not/I haven't

You have not You've not/You haven't He has not She has not It has not He's not/He hasn't She's not/She hasn't It's not/It hasn't

5. Nota: Hay ms informacin sobre el uso del auxiliar en las lecciones sobre construir frases y los verbos 6. Adems de los pronombres personales, podemos usar formas cortas con pronombres interrogativos y las palabras "here" (aqu), "there" (all) y "that" (eso). Ejemplos: Where's the concert? (Dnde es el concierto?) Who's that? (Quin es?) How's your father? (Cmo est tu padre?) Here's the book. (Aqu est el libro.) That's mine. (Eso es mo.) Forma larga What is Who is When is Where is How is Here is There is That is Forma corta What's Who's When's Where's How's Here's There's That's

Nota: Existen ms formas cortas con otros tiempos verbales. Las veremos en las lecciones correspondientes.